LRD guides and handbook May 2013

Law at Work 2013

Chapter 12

Franchises, distributorships and leases

TUPE can apply to changes to franchise arrangements and distributorships, and to the assignment of commercial leases (LOM Management Ltd v Sweeney [2012] UKEATS/0058/11/81) but only if it is possible to identify a transfer of an economic entity which retains its identity before and after transfer.